OZARK’S DOGWOOD CANYON: Missouri nature park is a beautiful place to enjoy the outdoors

Dogwood Canyon also is a popular place to get married. The Hope Wilderness Chapel was built as a replica of a traditional place of worship in the Ozarks in the 1800s.
The Dogwood Mill and Artifact Hall are some of the newest buildings in the park. Keeping with the traditions and heritage of the Ozarks, a gristmill was built with a 25-foot tall wheel powered by the cold water of Little Indian Creek.
Artifact Hall features lithics from native tribes in the area. As evidenced by Artifact Hall at Dogwood Canyon, many of the artifacts in the Wonders of Wildlife Museum in Springfield, Missouri, and those in the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum at Top of the Rock in Ridgeville, Morris seems to have great respect for the Native Americans who were here before us.
Phillips said more people are discovering Dogwood Canyon each year. This year, the park will have about 125,000 visitors, he said.